Assembly for handling an implant

US7207801B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• STRAUMANN HOLDING AG · CH

Inventors

• Martin Vogt · Heilbronn, DE
• Hans Schurch · Titterten, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 29, 2002
• Grant date: Apr 24, 2007
• Expiry date: Jul 22, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61C8/0087
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An assembly for handling a bone implant includes a transfer cap which can be snapped onto the implant, and an adapter which engages with the implant. The head of the implant has a polygonal socket, an outer implant shoulder, and a shoulder edge located beneath the shoulder, while the transfer cap has an elastic lip that snaps over the shoulder edge, and the adapter has a polygonal drive projection adapted to engage within the polygonal socket. The adapter also has a plug-type extension for attaching a screw-in instrument. When the transfer cap is snapped onto the implant and the adapter is inserted, the polygonal projection engages with the polygonal socket on the implant, while the plug-type extension of the adapter that projects through the transfer cap is located on the outside. The transfer cap and the adapter plugged therein are detachably connected to one another.